Osaze said at the post match media parley that the team has
what it takes to reach the very final if all of the players play to full
potential. “I saw a Brazilian on the street who told he foresaw Nigeria playing
the final against Brazil and I said to myself why not, going by the level of our
players and the fact that they are yet to peak”.
The Stoke City forward who scored Nigeria’s only goal in the
encounter said the goal also served as a compensation for his missing out of
last year’s Nations Cup in South Africa. “But mark my words we have a very
resilient defence, a creative midfield and an attack force that can trouble any
defence in the world if we play to our potentials we can go all the way”, he
declared.
Keshi on his part, said he will not relent at ensuring that
he gets the team in the right mood for the championship but said the players
are just gradually coming up.
“The annoying thing is that they get criticized unnecessarily
back home. When that comes from the man on the street you can understand but when
people who should know like ex-footballers criticize the team, I don’t enjoy it
at all but the players have showed that they are good enough for the World Cup
but they are yet to play to full potential”.
Winger Ejike Uzoenyi, who played his first World Cup game
against Bosnia, said he was excited at his debut. “It was like a dream but I
thank God, the NFF and the coaches for making me realize the dream of playing
at the world’s biggest stage in football. I am a fulfilled man”.
NFF Vice President, Chief Mike Okeke Umeh, said the win over
Bosnia has made him younger as he was under pressure throughout the encounter.
Umeh who along with some House of Representatives members have been staying
with the national team said he was overwhelmed with joy by the victory of the
Super Eagles.
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